Italy won the gold medal in the men’s 4x100m relay at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and continues to achieve incredible sports success in the summer.
This is the country’s first victory in a men’s relay, bringing Italy’s total number of medals won at the Olympic Games to 38, ranking seventh on the medal table and the highest among mainland countries. Europe.
Giovanni Malagò, president of the Italian Olympic Committee, said: “This is a historical record, and we don’t want it to stop.”
Italian President Sergio Mattarella called Marago immediately after winning the relay. “You are awesome, I am proud of all of you, I will wait for you in Quirinale [the presidential palace],” he reportedly said.
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said: “In Tokyo, we are writing history, a history of all Italy. What a crazy day and how happy it is. Azzurri Is giving us. Heart, pride and a lot of courage. “
Earlier on Friday, Luigi Busà defeated Rafael Aghayev from Azerbaijan and won the men’s 75 kg karate gold medal. Italian athletes have felt for this country. pride. After Massimo Stano’s victory in the men’s race on Thursday, Antonella Palmisano also won the gold medal in the women’s 20-kilometer race.
“Italy will not stop dreaming,” read the headline of the headline Evening PostFriday’s website. Republic Described the victory of the men’s relay race as a “legendary”, and printed matter Said this is “Italian fairy tale”.
Quartet of Lorenzo Patta, Eseosa Desalu, Filippo Tortu and Lamont Marcell Jacobs-Who Win the 100m final Monday-defeated England to get second place.
Tortu ran the last stop for Italy and resisted tears when interviewed by reporters in Tokyo.
“It’s hard to talk about me because the relay race is divided into four games,” Tortu said. “I don’t understand. I asked Lorenzo [Patta] If we win, he confirms. This is crazy. I thought I was already in tears… Tonight I won’t be able to sleep, and the most beautiful thing tomorrow is to sing the national anthem on the podium. “
Medals-and the success of Italian rock bands Eurovision’s Moonlight,as well as UEFA Euro 2020 victory -After a year and a half of the struggle that began with the strict lockdown at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, many people see it as a kind of national salvation.
“This is definitely an extraordinary summer,” said Sebastiano De Acutis, a sports teacher and track expert. “Fans of all kinds of sports are full of enthusiasm. Italian track and field is coming back to life-we haven’t achieved such a victory for many years, not since the 1930s. We had hoped to win a medal in a relay race. But I didn’t expect it to be a gold medal.”
On Monday, Jacobs became not only the first Italian to enter the Olympic 100m final, but also the first to win a gold medal. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi was so moved by the victory that he interrupted the Spanish radio interview and called Jacobs. “Italy is proud of you,” Draghi told the sprinter.
Also on Monday, Gianmarco Tamberi Share first place In the high jump.
Especially the victory of Tambori was praised as One of the most heartwarming moments After he agreed to share the gold medal with his friend and opponent Mutaz Balhim of Qatar, he participated in the Tokyo Olympics.
As soon as the official said it was possible, Tanberg accepted it, patted Balhim’s hand, and jumped into his arms.
“For me, this is one of the most beautiful pictures of these Olympics,” Tweet An Italian fan“This is the true meaning of sports.”
